PRESIDENTS OFFICE

REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

BUNDA DISTRICT COUNCIL
FORM THREE TERMINAL EXAMINATIONS
031 PHYSICS 1
Time: 2:30 Hours May, 2023
Instructions
1. This paper consists sections A, B and C with the total of eleven (11) questions
2. Answer all questions in both section A and B and only two questions in Section C
3. Section A carries Sixteen (16) marks, section B fifty four (54) marks and section C
Carries thirty (30) marks.
4. Non-programmable calculator may be used.
8. Where necessary the following constants may be used:
i. Density of water = 1000 kg/m3 or 1 g/cm3.
ii. Acceleration due to gravity, g = 10N/kg.
iii. Density of mercury =13.6gcm-3
iv. Density of sea water = 1100kg/m3

SECTION A. (16 MARKS)

Answer all Questions from this section
1. For each of the items (i) - (x), choose the correct answer among the given alternatives and
write its letter besides the item number in your answer.
i. A uniform beam XY is pivoted at one end X, and a vertically upward force of 4N at Y
keeps the beam horizontal. The weight of the beam in Newton’s is?
A. 8
B. 6
C. 4
D. 2
E. 1
ii. A force F Newton’s gives a mass of 2 kg an acceleration of 4m/s2.A force of 3F Newton’s
will give a mass of 8kg an acceleration in m/s2of ?

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A. 1
B. 3
C. 6
D. 12
E. 24
iii. In a single rope 4-pulley system, the mechanical advantage is less than 4. Because
A. The effort may vary.
B. The upper pulley does not move.
C. Friction act on a pulleys
D. The weight of the lower pulley can be neglected.
E. The road is raised.
iv. A physics teacher asked the students to explain briefly things which may cause fire in the
physics laboratory. The students tried to answer but some explanations were not correct.
Identify the explanations which were not correct
A. Electric faults.
B. Presence of flammable materials.
C. Carelessness in using gas lighter and match boxes.
D. The colour of some chemicals supports combustion.
E. Presence of corrosive materials
v. A measuring cylinder is filled with oil. A girl says that the pressure at the bottom of the
cylinder depends on?
1. The height of the oil. 2. The area at the bottom. 3. The oil lubrication property.
4. The oil density. Which one of A, B, C, D and E is correct?
A. 1 and 3
B. 2 and 4
C. 1 and 2
D. 1 and 4
E. 3 and 4
vi. A car moving at steady speed has a frictional force on its surface whose size depends on?
A. Its speed and surface area
B. Its speed only.
C. Its area only.
D. Its weight.

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E. Its wheel speed only.
vii. A cooking oil was mixed with water and poured into a measuring cylinder and allowed to
settle for three minutes, which one will be the observed phenomenon?
A. Meniscus of water appeared convex in shape at the surface.
B. Cooking oil floats over water.
C. Water floats over the oil.
D. Water and oil completely mixed up.
E. Cooking oil are soluble in water
viii. The following is a reason why objects in air tend to fall at the same time when they are
released from the same height h above the ground level.
A. They have the same weight.
B. There is usually no resistance in the air.
C. Acceleration due to gravity is the same.
D. Gravity does not affect
E. None of the above.
ix. A house building contractor fitted window glass panes which someone cannot see
through, but the rooms are fully illuminated with light. These types of glass pane materials
are said to be:
A. Dim.
B. Opaque.
C. Translucent.
D. Transparent.
E. Black materials.
X. Apparent weight is equal to:
A. Up thrust
B. Weight of liquid displaced
C. Apparent loss in weight
D. Weight of body when in liquid

2. Match the response in LIST B with the words in LIST A by a writing the letter of the
correct response beside the item number

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LIST A LIST B
i. Atmospheric pressure A. Minimum force.
ii. Pressure B. B. Hydraulic press.
iii. Application of atmospheric pressure C. N/m2.
iv. Pascal principle D. Maximum force.
v. Razor blades and knife blades E. Manometer.
vi. Nose bleeding F. High pressure.
G. Low pressure.
H. Aneroid barometer.
I. Bicycle pump.

SECTION B. (54 MARKS)

Answer all Questions from this section
3. (a) Why efficiency of a pulley system always less than 100%? Give two reasons.
(04 marks)
(b) A body dipped in a liquid experiences an up thrust. Explain three factors on which the
up thrust depends.(05 marks)
4. (a) A hollow metal sphere of mass 5kg is tied to the bottom of the sea – bed by a rope. The
tension in the rope is 40N. Calculate the volume of the sphere. (05 marks)
(b) A man climbing uphill tends to bend forward while a man descending downhill tends to
bend backward. Briefly explain. (04 marks)
5. (a) The velocity of car A relative to car B is 5m/s when the two cars are moving in the
same direction and 15m/s when the two cars are moving in the opposite directions. Determine
the velocity of each car. (05 marks)
(b) Explain, the force that keeps the earth in its position. (04 marks)
6. (a) Briefly explain why a straight stick appears to be bent when partially immersed in a
beaker of water? (04marks)
(b) A pin at the bottom of the vessel 0.16m deep, when the vessel is filled with water it
appear to rise when viewed from above. By what depth does the pin appear to be raised if the
refractive index of water is 1.33? (05 marks)
7. (a) Explain briefly why ships float while a piece of iron sinks in water? (04 marks)
(b) A piece of cork of volume 100cm3 is floating on water. If the density of cork is
0.35g/cm3. Calculate the volume of cork immersed in water (05 marks)
8. (a) A form three student was asked to illustrate the formation of image of a concave mirror
for an object placed beyond centre of curvature. Explain three points he/she should consider
when drawing a ray diagram (05 marks)

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 (b) Why do two identical cells in series derive more current through the resistor than one
does, and why do they not double the current? (04 marks)

SECTION C (30 marks)

Answer any two (2) questions from this section
9. (a) Distinguish between deviation and dispersion (02 marks)
(b) Draw a ray diagram to illustrate the meaning of
(i) Critical angle (02 marks)
(ii) Total internal reflection (02 marks)
(c) (i) Briefly explain how complementally colours are formed and mention them
(04 marks)
(ii) Complete the table below by filling the empty spaces(05 marks)
Colours of light mixed Colour formed
Red+Green+ Blue ………………………
Yellow + Blue ………………………
Yellow + Magenta + Cyan ………………………
……… + Magenta White light
Blue + Green ………………………

10. (a) Briefly explain three factors that determine the resistivity of the materials
(b) A fine wire has a resistance of 4Ω/m and area of 0.15m2. When a coil made from this
wire is connected to a 50V supply a current of 25mA flows.
(i) What is the length of wire making this coil?
(ii) Determine the resistivity of this wire.
(c) A potential difference of 24V from a battery is applied to the network of resistors as
shown in the figure below

24V
6Ω

12Ω 8Ω
(i) What is the equivalent resistance in the figure above?
(ii) What is the potential difference across 6Ω resistor?
(iii) What is the current across 12Ω resistor?

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11. (a) A box is being pulled on a floor using a string. The string make an angle of 300 with
the box as shown in the figure below:

300String

Box
If the force being applied at the string is 200N. Find:
(i) The force which tend to lift the box(03 marks)
(ii) The force which tends to pull the box forward(03 marks)
(b) How compound microscopes differ from Astronomical telescope?
(Three points)(06 marks)
(c) What are the factors affecting angle of deviation? (03 marks)

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